As the regular season creeps closer, this series reaches its close. With only two teams left to dive in to, the top of the NHL Central Division is within striking distance. Circling all the way back to the first post, 17 analysts for NHL.com submitted their picks prior to the 2017-18 season. To sum it up, the results were way off.
The NHL Central Division was no issue for the President’s Trophy winners. Scoring a dominant 117 points, they were among other teams hungry to finish on top. Winnipeg would finish second with 114 points and Minnesota in third with 101.